CONGREGATIONAL CHAPLAIN

The National Certified Congregational Chaplain™ (NCCCh) curriculum requires the completion of 400 hours (100 hours of education/300 hours of supervised experience) of advanced clinical pastoral education & training in order to receive the designation. All participants must pass the CPE Advanced Specialty Comprehensive Exam (CASCE) in order to successfully complete the training and receive designation. This NCCCh training establishes the Accredited Congregational Chaplain Training (ACCT) curriculum, which explores the following: 

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1. Bio-Psycho-Social/Cultural/Environmental-Spiritual Care

2. Principles and Practices of Religion, Clergy and Congregations

3. Salutogenesis & Iatrogenesis

4. Individual and Group Counseling

5. Spiritual Development and Assessments

6. Human Development & Abnormal Adaptations

7. Principles of Soul Care

8. Recovery Principles

9. Trauma Spectrum

10. Cultural Competence

11. Care Planning & Documentation

12. Professional Responsibilities, Ethics, and Advocacy

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This training is designed for spiritual care providers serving in and for local congregations and parishes in the community. Participants may specialize in Roman Catholicism, Evangelicalism, or another religious denomination within this training. The intersection between chaplaincy, or applied spiritual care, and nurture/spiritual formation, service and outreach, and ministry and missions will be explored.